LONG COVID…Physical, Psychiatric and now Psychic impact…

Abstract

“Doctor I don’t feel me as self” remarks of many patients ….. COVID has made us to review the text book teaching of infectious diseases.

After COVID or Long COVID is a complex medical condition with more than 200 symptoms, ranging from benign complaints to severe organ dysfunction.

Long COVID is a condition characterized by long-term consequences persisting or appearing after the typical convalescence period of COVID-19. It is also known as post-COVID-19 syndrome, post-COVID19 condition, post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), or chronic COVID syndrome (CCS). Long COVID can affect nearly every organ system, with sequelae including respiratory system disorders, nervous system and neurocognitive disorders, mental health disorders, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disorders, endocrine dysfunction, gastrointestinal disorders, malaise, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and anaemia(1)